Diagnostic assessments give coaches-in-training a concrete instrument to practice with, and give active coaches a structured data source for intake, goal-setting, and progress measurement with their clients.
Evans Learning Labs tools are used in coaching contexts in two distinct ways. The first is as a training instrument: coach training programs use the tools as practicum cases, giving coaches-in-training experience interpreting diagnostic data, identifying development priorities, and structuring feedback conversations. The second is as a client-facing instrument: practicing coaches use the tools to create a structured baseline for coaching engagements and to measure client progress over time.
Both uses benefit from the same core feature: the tools produce specific, behavioral, domain-level data rather than typologies or personality profiles. A coach working with a client whose self-awareness domain score is 2.4 has much more to work with than a coach working with a client who has been told they are an INTJ or an Enneagram 8.
Coach training programs, particularly those working toward ICF accreditation or similar credential frameworks, require students to practice coaching skills with real clients or practicum partners. Diagnostic assessment data creates a structured coaching context with concrete material to work with.
Coaches who use Evans Learning Labs tools with clients have a structured diagnostic baseline from which to begin every engagement. Rather than spending the first session or two in unstructured exploration, coaches can open with concrete data: here is where your scores are, here is where you predicted they would be, here is what the gap might mean.
For intake: the Personal Effectiveness Index, Emotional Intelligence and Resilience Profile, and Leadership Capability Maturity Profile together give a comprehensive picture of an individual leader's current state across personal operating patterns, emotional dynamics, and leadership maturity.
For mid-engagement check-ins: retaking a tool at 60 to 90 days provides objective evidence of whether development work is translating into behavioral change, at the domain level. A coach who can show a client that their self-awareness score moved from 2.4 to 3.1 across three specific behavioral dimensions has a fundamentally different conversation than one relying on client self-report.
For closure: a final retake at engagement end creates a longitudinal record of change that clients can take with them – and that coaches can use as evidence of program effectiveness.
Coaches who use Evans Learning Labs tools regularly with clients can purchase tools individually at $49 per seat or explore volume licensing arrangements for practices with consistent client populations. Contact us to discuss what makes sense for your practice model.